Instead, vice-skip Kaitlyn Lawes handed her a broom and asked if she wanted to make her world championship curling debut. Birchard served as a substitute on the Manitoba rink and played like a veteran as Jones won her sixth career national title. This is the sixth career world women’s curling championship appearance for Jones, who won bronze in 2010 and silver in 2015. She also won Olympic gold at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia. Ottawa’s Rachel Homan won world gold last year in Beijing.

Source: thestar March 18, 2018 01:52 UTC